Camp Jupiter the next day

Third Person POV

Natsu sat down with his and Percy's new friends Hazel and Frank, unlike the rest of the romans these two didn't seem to have a stick up their asses and were relatively nice, that meant they were cool in his book.

When Natsu saw that a bunch of invisible wind spirits would not only be serving him food, they would serve him whatever he wants, exactly as he wanted it, no matter how much he wants. Natsu had a ridiculously happy expression on his face.

And so, as a result, it didn't take very long for Natsu to tear into a heaping mound of food for dinner. Hey, what could he say? He loved food and couldn't get enough of it!

Percy just shook his head at Natsu's childish antics. While Percy himself could sometimes be a little childish or silly, Natsu usually took it to a whole other level.

He was also slightly envious of just how much food the pyromaniac could eat, I mean damn, where does he put it all? Is there a pocket dimension in his stomach or what?

Hazel and Frank however were slightly shocked at just how much food Natsu was eating. A normal human would have gone into a food coma, yet he was still just munching away like it was his last meal.

Natsu, after another fifteen minutes of devouring some of the best food he had ever tasted (He couldn't help but feel two other people had made even better food before) laid back with a bulging belly full of food, his hand patting said belly, "Ah that hits the spot, haven't had a proper meal ever since we started to make our way here! Now if I could just top it off with a little fire..."

Hazel and Frank looked at the son of Hestia in confusion before they looked over to Percy with questioning looks, only for Percy to shake his head to get the two demigods to wait a moment.

It wasn't long until one of the wind spirits brought a small fire pit and put it in the middle of the table. Thinking the dragon slayer meant to cook his own food, the wind spirit placed some uncooked meat next to the burning fire pit and left.

Natsu didn't waste any time cooking and then devouring the meat, however he then shocked his two new friends, as well as several other romans in the room who were looking his way, when he ate the fire.

The romans all eventually became silent anf stared at Natsu, wondering if they had really seen what they thought they had just seen, or if a trick was being played on them. Or if they were crazy, that was very likely considering their line of work.

Octavian didn't say anything but he mentally noted this down for future reference, perhapd he could use this tidbit of information to get the other romans to turn against Natsu if the need ever arises.

Renya didn't show much emotion at Natsu's apparent ability to consume flames. Was it shocking and impressive? Of course! Was it really any of her business and was she gonna bother Natsu because of it, even though he is just a new recruit? No, she wasn't.

Once everyone got over the fact that Natsu could eat flames, everyone turned back to their friends and their meals and resumed their conversations.

Natsu looked at Hazel and Frank, who were still slack-jawed, wide eyed from shock, "Hey guys, you ok? Something happen?"

Percy only shook his head at Natsu's cluelessness. However Natsu's question finally snapped the two out of their shock, Frank inching away from Natsu in slight fear, while Hazel gazed at Natsu with curiosity, "How can you eat fire? And for that matter, how did you get to be the way you are?"

Natsu frowned and sighed, "I'm sorry but I can't really tell you, even I don't really remember at the moment. If I knew I would explain, sorry."

Hazel gave him a slightly pitiful look, "Its ok, don't worry about it. What matters is that your a pretty cool guy, unlike that dnake Octavian and his band of bribed followers."

Natsu frowned but before he could say anything dinner ended and Reyna started to direct everyone over to the fields of Mars.

It was time for the war games.

Fields of Mars

Natsu and Percy were both pretty damn impressed when they saw that the roman builders had built a whole fort just for the purpose of the games. It added a certain realism and thrill to the game that just got the two pumped up, or fired up in Natsu's case.

It wasn't really hard to understand the war games. One team had to get the flag, the other team had to defend it. Oh, and the other steam gets water cannons on the fort walls to blast people with.

Percy wondered if the parents who sent their kids to this camp had to sign a waiver basically saying ,'We are not liable for any unfortunate death caused by arrow, sword, spear, javlin, fire, water cannon, or any other types of painful death.' Yeah, parents would just love that.

The third, forth, and fifth cohorts were the attacking group. It was their job to take the flag from the fort while the first and second cohort defended. While the water cannons might be a problem, Percy and Natsu were confidant that would not be the main issue.

The main issue, at least at the moment, was troop moral. No one on their team was the least bit eager to participate in the games, all of them mumbling about how they wouldn't retrieve the flag, but they would get humiliation and shame.

Natsu couldn't help but feel some pity and annoyance at the romans. They hadn't even started yet, but they were already giving up? What was wrong with these people?

He also couldn't help but hate how everyone else was treating the fifth cohort. All the other romans were treating the fifth like they were beneath them and not worthy to be a part of New Rome.

Natsu smirked, 'I guess tonight, I'll show the rest of those romans what the fifth is made of.' Natsu glanced at Percy and figured he was thinking the same thing, the son of Poseidon, though he didn't know it was Poseidon, had the same look on his face as Natsu.

When the games finally started, the fifth cohort being forced to take the brunt of the damage from the water cannons while the third and forth sat back snickering, Natsu, Percy, Hazel, and Frank both went into an underground tunnel and started heading towards the fort.

For the most part they stayed silent, only stopping when Hazel would quickly bend down and pick something up before pocketing it. They could hear the water cannons as they went off and knew their cohort was struggling.

Percy smirked when they finally got to the fort, Percy knowing since he could feel the water in the cannons, "Stop guys, were here."

His thtee companions came to a quick stop and looked expectantly at Percy, making him sigh, "Oh why must I do all the work."

"Oh don't you even try that crap with us aqua lad! This was part of the plan and you knew it! And don't make me bring up how many times I had to save your sorry ass on the way here." Natsu finished his little rant.

For a moment Percy had his mouth open, about to reply before he seemed to think better of it and shook his head.

He raised his hands above him and closed his eyes, concentrating. It didn't take too long for the small group to hear the water cannons abovr them exploding before everything went silent.

The four quickly came back to the surface, only for Natsu to jump up high into the fort, jumping into a spot where the fifth could see him, "Well what are you waiting for? GET A MOVE ON SO WE CAN ALL SHOW THESE POMPOUS IDIOTS WHAT THE FIFTH IS MADE OF!"

And that was all the encouragment it took for the fifth cohort to break out of their shock and charge the fort.

Hannibal, with his kevlar armor, made short work of the gate, allowing the fifth to storm the fort while the third and fourth tried to catch up, not wanting thr fifth to hog all the glory.

Natsu turned back and saw Percy, Hazel, and Frank get on top of the wall, quickly taking out any nearby threats. The trio started to make their way towards the flag.

However before Natsu could follow them, the son of Hestia got a bad feeling. He look around and noticed Octavian hiding in the shadows, a javlin clutched tightly in his hand.

Gwen, one of the centurions for the fifth, was alone. She had just finished taking out three romans when Octavian started to make his move.

Octavian drew his arm back to throw the javlin into Gwen, yet before he could make the attempt a hand grabbed his arm with a grip as strong as steel.

Octavian froze in fear, realizing he hadn't been careful enough and had been caught. The augur looked back, only to see it was Natsu who had grabbed him. And he looked furious.

Octavian couldn't help it. The cowardly legacy of Apollo screamed in terror, causing almost all the romans to look at them. And they were all shocked. Because what did they see?

They saw Octavian, with a javlin aimed at Gwen, being held back by Natsu. When the romans realized the javlin would most likely have killed Gwen they all started to feel anger and betrayel.

The supporters Octavian currently had among him decided it was time to cut their ties with him. Being associated with an attempted murder could only end badly for them after all. Especially if Reyna and the senate found out about Octavians not so legal actions.

Percy, Hazel, and Frank came out with the flag, only to notice how serious everything had gotten. They noticed how Natsu was holding Octavians arm which was clutching a javlin and realized what had happened.

Gwen was extremely pale as she realized what would have happened had the dragon slayer not been around to intervene. She would be dead, plain and simple. She somehow knew she would never be able to thank Natsu enough.

Reyna announced that the fifth, forth, and third cohorts had won and that the fifth would claim the spoils and honor for all the hard work they had done.

She raised an eyebrow when she saw that no one was really reacting to her announcement. She looked around and noticed the commotion and started to bring scipio down to land.

Octavian started to struggle in Natsu's grip, "You let go of me, I am the centurion of the first cohort and the auger of New Rome! YOU WILL UNHAND ME THIS INSTANT!"

Reyna glared at Octavian, having figured out what happened for herself.

Natsu also glared at him and looked at Reyna, "What do you want me to do with him?"

"Hand him over to me. I'll make sure that he is properly dealt with. Being the auger won't save him from punishment for this crime. Attempted murder, Octavian? Even I would not think you would stoop so low."

Natsu smirked and gladly handed him over, the auger struggling once Reyna had a hold on him. Octavian screamed and thrashed as he tried to get away, though he quickly stopped in his efforts when he was lifted into the air and taken out of sight.

All the romans quickly gathered outside of the fort and surounded Natsu, Percy, Hazel, and Frank giving them congratulations at a well earned victory, all of them with respect shining in their eyes as they looked at Natsu. They respected him for saving Gwens life.

However while they were all distracted, a bright red flash of light came from the field of mars.

The romans all quickly looked away and kneeled down, Natsu and Percy looking away but not kneeling. They couldn't help but feel disdain at the red lights arrival.

Once the light went away a man stood in its place. A man who radiated power who, wearing a canadian military uniform. His face was covered with scars and he had a hardened look on his face as he looked over the romans.

He started to smirk at the romans subserviance until he heard two groans.

And two voices said in unison, "Who the hell invited this guy?"

And once again things start to branch out from the books! I hope you all enjoyed the chapter, remember to fav, follow, and review!